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The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.

Hostility Toward Media Can Be A Ticking Time Bomb [In the News]

Hostility Toward Media Can Be A Ticking Time Bomb [In the News]

Myanmar has become a case study for how disinformation, fake news and hate speech affect online space and content, and therefore, public perceptions and debates. Particularly difficult – at times deadly – are their links to conflict around sensitive issues such as ethnicity and religion in a country in the early stages of a complicated transition to democracy.